3G-NODE-B MIGRATION TO

ETHERNET BACKHAUL

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Introduction
At present , Node-Bs are using TDM backhaul for the connectivity with the RNC. The bandwidth used are nXE1 where n varies from 3 to 12. In order to provide higher bandwidth to customers, we need to migrate to Ethernet backhaul. Currently, there are 1126 Node-Bs and 13 RNCs. Out of 1126 Node-Bs, 699 are working on OFC.

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Advantages and challenges

Advantages Ethernet can provide higher bandwidth . Cheap and better economy of scale. Efficient transport. Challenges Lacks simple and reliable synchronization functionality of TDM. Solution IEEE 1588 PTP for synchronization
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3G- NETWROK DETAILS

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3G-Line Diagram-Data
1+1 GE 4 GE
Node-B RNC SGSN GGSN

FE 100 Mbps

Unchannelised STM-1. To be upgraded to match with the Ethernet backhaul upgradation.

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Interfaces-Node B and RNC

SFPs are required to support FE optical at Node-B end. There are 13 RNCs with 3 different types. GE port which will be made available by vendor are:
A4
A3 A2

3 Nos of GoU Boards

2 Nos of GoU Boards 1 No of GoU Board

6+6 GE
4+4 GE 2+2 GE

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Synchronization requirement will be met M/s Huawei supplied IEEE 1588 server. This will be used to distribute synch signals through Ethernet backhaul.
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RNC-Node-B Details-1

Sl No
1 2 3 4 5 6

RNC Location
CBE-SBC(A4) SLM-MEY(A3) DPI-MAINE10B(A2) ERD-TE(A3) TR-DTAX(A3) MAELLIS#1(504)( A2) MAELLIS#2(505)( A2)

Serving SSA
CBE, CNR SLM DPI ERD TR MA

# of Node-B on OFC
CBE:99, Ooty:7,CNR:4 SLM:57,NAM:10 DPI:9,HOS:10,KRI:8 ERD:36,TUP:51 TR:68,ARY:2,PER:2,KAR:13,PDK:10 MA: ?? , THENI:8

MA

KKL:2, 5,MA: ?? , DDG:15

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Sl No
8 9 10 11 12 13

RNC Location Serving SSA

VLR-TE(A2) TNJ-TE(MC)(A2) KKD-DTAX(A2) TT-DTAX(A2) TVL-MW(A2) PY-TE(A2) VLR TNJ,KMB KKD TT,VGR TVL,NGC CDL,PY

# of Node-B on OFC
VLR:23,TV MALAI:8 TNJ:22,TIRUVARUR:6,,KKL:2,KMB:14,Nagai:7 KKD:13,SVG:4,RMN:6, RMM:1 TT:29,VGR:7, SVK:4 TVL:27,NGC:15,KK:2 PY:28, CDL:12, VLP:3

A4: 3 GoU Boards, 6+6 A3: 2 GoU Board, 4+4 A2: 1 GoU Board, 2+2

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RNC andTier1/2 Location Details-1

Sl No RNC Locat ion
CBESBC
SLMMEY DPIMAINE10B ERDTE TRDTAX MAELLIS# 1(504) MAELLIS# 2(505)

Servin g SSA
CBE, CNR
SLM DPI

Tier1 Location

Capacity of RPR RING

1
2 3

CBE-CENTRAL
SLM-SVPT DPI-MAIN E10B

10G
10G No RING

4 5 6

ERD TR MA

ERD-TE TR-DTAX

10G 10G

MA

MA-ELLIS NAGAR(T2)

10G

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RNC andTier1/2 Location Details-2

Sl No RNC Locat ion
VLR-TE
TNJTE(MC) KKDDTAX TTDTAX TVLMW PY-TE

Servin g SSA
VLR
TNJ,KMB KKD TT,VGR TVL,NGC CDL,PY

Tier1 Location

Capacity of RPR RING

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9 10 11 12 13

VLR-TE
TNJ-TE(MC) KKD-DTAX TT-DTAX TVL-DTAX PY-TE

10G
1G No RING No RING 10G 10G

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BB- NETWROK DETAILS

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BB AGGREGATION NETWORK-1
SSA
CBE#1

RPR RING
10G

T1 Location
CBE-CENTRAL CBECENTRAL KURICHI

Tier2 Locations
PEELA MEDU GANAPAT HY THUDIYA LUR SBC GE: Thondam uthur

CBE#2 CNR CDL

10G NO RING 1G

CBE-MAIN Ooty CDL-TE NEYVELI Vilupura m

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BB AGGREGATION NETWORK-2
SSA
DPI ERD KKD KMB

RPR RING
NO RING 10G NO RING 1G

T1 Location
DPI-TE ERODE-TE KKD KMB

Tier2 Locations

Perundurai

Bhavani

ADUTHURAI

SRINAGAR COLONY

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BB AGGREGATION NETWORK-3
SSA
MA

RPR RING
10G

T1 Location
MA-TALLAKULAM MATALLAKULAM KK NAGAR

Tier2 Locations
EAST MASI VILLAPURAM ELLIS NAGAR

NGC PY

10G(But No RING) 10G

NGC-TE PY-TE

COLACHEL OKP

NGC-TE VILLIANUR THIRU CHITRA AMBALAM AMMAPET LAWSPET

SLM TNJ TR

10G 1G 10G

SVPT-TE TNJ TR-CNT

MEYYANUR KARANTHAI THILLAI NGR

SALEM TOWN MED COLLEGE TR-MGG

TR-SRGM

TR-CANT

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BB AGGREGATION NETWORK-4
SSA
TVL

RPR RING
10G

T1 Location
TVL-TE PALAI

Tier2 Locations
MELAPALYA M

TT

NO RING

TT-TE

VGR
VLR

1G
10G

VGR-TE VLR-TE

SIVAKASI SANTHAIVASA L ARANI

SATUR POLUR CHETPET WANDIWASH THIRUVETTI PURAM

RANIPET

KATPADI

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INTERFACE DETAILS

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Interfaces-3G
a) FE ELECTRICAL OR b) FE OPTICAL SFP NODE-B
W/L 850nm, FE 1310nm(FE over STM-1) MODE,Line Rate MM,2.125G SM,STM-1 TX Pwr(dbm) -9.5 to -2.5 -15 to -8 RX Sens(dbm) -17 -31 Range 0.5km 15Km Connector LC-SC LC-SC

W/L 1310nm,GE

MODE,Line Rate SM,1.25G

TX Pwr -9 to -3

RX Sens -20

Range 10km

Connector LC-SC

RNC

GE OPTICAL SFP

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Interfaces-Broadband
Interface W/L MODE TX Pwr(dbm) RX Sens( dbm)

GE: GE-LH-40 UTSTARCOM 1XX0878700-H(as seen in Vellore)

Range

Connector

RPR Tier 1/Tier2

GE
FE

1550nm
850nm

SM
MM

1-40Km
100 m1000m

LC
LC

FE: FE-FX-PHYUTSTARCOM 1XX0924906-F(as seen in Vellore)

Availability of SFPs to be checked

Interface

W/L

MODE

TX Pwr(dbm)

RX Sens( dbm)

Range

Connector

GE* FE

1550nm 850nm

SM SM

20Km 500m

OCLAN

FE: 155Mbps,2Km,850 nm Rodevices make (as seen in Vellore)

*4 ports of GE can be made as Electrical also

GE: 1.25Gbps,30Km,1550nm Rodevices make (as seen in Vellore)

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Interfaces-TRANSMISSION
Interface W/L MODE TX Pwr(dbm) RX Sens( dbm) Range

WTD RTXM 139-400 WHTD 004201 155m,15Km,1310nm-SMESFP(as seen in Vellore)

Connector

CPE-8
FE optical
FE electrical

1310nm

SM
-

15KM

LC

Availability of SFPs to be checked

Interface W/L

MODE

TX Pwr(db m)

RX Sens( dbm)

Range

Connector

GE

1000 Base LH(1500nm/ 1550nm) 1310nm

SM

LC

FE optical FE electrical

SM -

15Km

LC

MADM-16

FIBER XON 1310nm 155m SFP(as seen in Vellore)

FTTH-ONT

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OPTIONS AND CHALLENGES

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Various Options and its challenges-1

Riding over BB Aggregation Ring i.e RPR Ring. RPR are mostly intra city rings. The rings are not available in all SSAs and very few of them are 10G. Already, NME-University(155 Mbbs), GPON/GEPON, WiMaX, IPTAX,IPTV,VPN use this ring for transport. This is apart from the DATAONE Traffic the purpose for which the ring has been designed originally. Some Tier2 switches do not support FE interfaces. The availability of SFPs are very limited.
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Various Options and challenges-2

Capitalizing on FTTH services :GPON and GEPON based FTTH services are available at following locations only.
Location Coimbatore City Tirupur City Salem City Trichy City Vellore City Madurai City Pondi City Technology GPON GPON GEPON GEPON GEPON GEPON GEPON OLTs 35 01 01 02 01 02 01

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Various Options and challenges-3

Using the combination of MADM-16 Rings with CPE-8. SFP availability limited. Using the combination of FTTH and CPE-8. Using the combination of Tier2 and CPE-8. SFP availability to be checked. Using E1-FE converter /WDM splitter.

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SCENARIOS POSSIBLE-1
Using RPR Ring

Node-Bs co-located with RPR Tier1/Tier2. Node-Bs Nearer to Tier1/Tier2: Drive distance of SFP and availability of fibre pair are critical. If not WDM splitter may be used. Node-Bs which are built-Up to Nearest Tier1/Tier2 station using CPE-8 sytems : Use 1310 nm SFP at Tier1/Tier2end.

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Using FTTH ONU-s which have FE electrical. Using the combination of FTTH and CPE-8: Use FE electrical interfaces available at both ends. .
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SCENARIOS POSSIBLE-2
Using the MADM-16 Rings

Node-Bs co-located with MADM-16 terminal: Use FE electrical available at both ends. Node-Bs which are built-up to the nearest MADM-16 Station by using CPE-8 Systems: Use FE electrical available at both ends.

Using the Aggregation Switch : Built media upto Aggregation switch which should be located at RNC end. Using E1-FE converter /WDM splitter

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DIRECT CONNECTIVITY USING SFP If Tier 1 or Tier 2 are located within the drive distance of SFP and spare fibre is available from Node-B location to Tier1/2 location, 1310nm SFP at Node-B end can be used. Please ensure 1310 nm SFP at Tier1/2 end which may be available spare from CPE-8/MADM-16 systems.
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CONNECTIVITY USING CPE-8 system If Tier 1 or Tier 2 location is used as Built-up stations for distant end NodeBs (using CPE-8 systems), put the 1310nm SFP at Tier 1 or Tier2 and provide connectivity.

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USING MADM RING MADM-16 Ring Nodes can also be used to carry FE traffic from CPE-8/Node-Bs. MADM terminal in the ring which is colocated at RNC end can also be used to aggregate FE to GE.

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AGGREGATION SWITCH Aggregation switch can be deployed at RNC location for aggregating Node-B traffic in FE interfaces and then make it as GE towards RNC.

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ISSUES-1
Node-Bs generate about 3X14.4 ~ 50Mbps traffic. Hence, riding over RPR ring shall be attempted only in 10G ring locations(8) viz CBE,ERD,MA, PY,SLM,TR,TVL and VLR. (CBE no FE I/F) FTTH is available at the cities of CBE,TUP,VLR,SLM,PY,TR and MA. Node-Bs at CBE may be connected using GPON as there are 35+ OLTs and are of protected configuration. Though FE/GE ports are available in BB/TX nodes, very few SFPs are available. Those too, are required for upcoming BB expansion project.
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ISSUES-2
It is not clear whether SFPs will be made available to all Node-Bs. RNC interfaces, both uplink and downlinks shall suitably be upgraded. To derive the max benefit, all the connectivity in the chain shall be augmented. Replaced CPE-21 shall be properly reused. ODF/FDF,Patch cords, connectors, SM-MM convertor(modal conditioning patch cords) etc are required depending on the site conditions.
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ISSUES-3
Synchronizations to be ensured; otherwise call will drop.(No handover with adjacent cell possible ) RNCs located at CBE,TNJ,TT,TVL and PY serve adjacent SSA also. In that scenario, separate 1+1 GE interface to be allocated at RNC end for connecting the adjacent SSA Node-Bs. The present traffic of MADM-16 Ring shall be studied before attempting to use it.

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CASE STUDY-PY

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RNC-CONNECTIVITY-PY(LOGICAL)

1310,GE,SM,LC
RNC ODF

1550,GE,SM,LC TIER 1

In the case of PY SSA, both RNC and Tier 1 are co-located in the same floor. One ODF was also availabe in the MSC SWITCH ROOM which is used for interconnection. 1+1 GE interfaces available in both RNC and Tier1 are used for interconnection. Though wavelength is different, it will work since the receiver in both ends will normally be Wideband but the range will be limited to the lower of the two.

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PY MADM RPR-RNC-LOGICAL
LSP NNR

RBN

MADM RING 1

MUP

ENR

MADM RING 2

OKP

TKM

ARK

PY MAIN RNC PY

KET PY GE FE PY MADM RING 5 AVE

KIU

FE
MADM RING 3 PY T1 T2 VIN

GE GE T1 PY

T2
LSP RPR T1/T2

VIN MKM

MTP

BHR

TCM

T2

T2

OKP

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CO-LOCATED NODE-B(WITH Tier 1 or 2)

850nm,FE/GE,MM,LC
Node-B 850nm,FE,MM,LC Tier 1 or 2 MM PATCH CORD

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OTHER NODE-Bs

Pl refer to the Ann-1(Excel sheet)

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THANKS
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